COSTCO* Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

When Costco processes payments through their point-of-sale systems at warehouse locations or through their membership billing platform, the transaction is submitted to card networks using a truncated identifier format, which is why your statement shows "COSTCO*" rather than the full company name. The asterisk following COSTCO is a standard delimiter used by their payment processing system to separate the merchant name from additional transaction details such as a warehouse location number or membership account reference, though these trailing details are sometimes stripped by your bank before the final statement is generated. If you recently made a purchase at a Costco warehouse or paid your annual membership fee, the COSTCO* charge is almost certainly legitimate and nothing to be concerned about.

No, this is a legitimate charge from Costco. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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